Glossary term
KYC and AML Master Circular
This Master Circular consolidates RBI’s “Know Your Customer,” Anti-Money Laundering, Combating Financing of Terrorism, and PMLA guidelines issued up to June 30, 2008. Aimed at banks and financial institutions, it sets mandatory customer identification, record-keeping, risk-assessment, and suspicious transaction reporting frameworks to combat money-laundering and terrorist financing risks.